Chapter 161: Two more apprentices, the Defu brothers
On the other hand, after Wang Jianye returned home, he told Zhang Lan and the others that he had just made a dish of braised pork for the deaf old lady. "I saw that the old lady ate so happily, she will definitely help our family. In the future, if our family has a conflict with anyone in this courtyard, you can go to the deaf old lady to speak for you, it should work."

Zhang Lan nodded and took note of it.

Wang Jianwu, who was standing beside them, was clearly not interested in the same thing as them. "Brother, is the braised pork you made really that delicious?"

"Of course it's delicious."

"Really? I don't believe it unless you make it for me to try."

Wang Jianwu swallowed and said.

Everyone heard clearly what he was planning.

Zhang Lan couldn't help but smile and said, "We spent so much money on the lunch we had at home. Do you still want to eat braised pork at night? Let's eat something else."

"OK then."

Wang Jianwu could only look forward to this time next weekend when he could ask his elder brother to make him a dish of braised pork.

For dinner that night, Wang Jianye cooked a big pot of home-cooked noodles, which was state-banquet quality, and also triggered the special effect of [Increase lifespan by one day].

The life expectancy of a family can be extended by one more day, which is great.

……

Early the next morning.

Wang Jianye got up early, washed and had breakfast at home. Then he rode his brand new bicycle to Fengze Garden on Zhushikou West Street.

Entering the kitchen, three apprentices, Chen Xiaoyang, Ma Hua and Wang Yijun, were busy practicing.

After Wang Jianye put down the bag he was carrying, he did not rush to start working, but opened his personal panel.

[Experience value: 630]

【Recipe: 2】

【厨艺：国宴级（24道）、大厨级（0道）、头灶级（0道）、二灶级（54道）、三灶级（50道）……】

[Special effects that can be triggered by state banquet-level dishes: Increase lifespan by one day (0.21), increase IQ by one point (0.01), increase strength by one pound (0.01), increase concentration time by one minute (0.01)]

【…】

"After accepting three apprentices, I can gain an average of 140 experience points every day. Now it has been five days since I was promoted to head chef. After these five days, excluding the wasted time, my total experience points have reached 630 points, which is quite a lot..."

It used to take him more than ten days to accumulate so much experience points, but now he can gain experience points much faster.

"System, upgrade these... five dishes of second-class kitchen level to state banquet level."

【…】

[Ding, get a recipe. ]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the probability of triggering special effects. The number of times can be increased by +5]

As a system prompt sounded, Wang Jianye instantly consumed 345 experience points and mastered the five state banquet-level dishes.

"System, add the probability of triggering this special effect to [Increase One Day of Lifespan]!" Wang Jianye didn't hesitate and immediately increased the triggering probability of the special effect [Increase One Day of Lifespan] from 0.21 to 0.26, which is a quarter of the triggering probability!

"The number of state-banquet-level dishes I currently have at my disposal has reached 29!"

"I am only 71 steps away from reaching my fourth goal. At my current rate of progress, I will be able to complete it in two months!"

By then, every time he makes a state-banquet-level dish, it will 100% trigger the special effect of [Add one day to life span]. After eating it, the life span can be increased by one day, and the system will evolve again, bringing more powerful functions.

When Wang Jianye thought of this, he became full of motivation.

Just as Wang Jianye was about to start working, Bai Nan came over and said, "Master Wang, didn't you ask me to find you a few apprentices? I found two today. I think they are both pretty good and are good candidates for learning cooking. Would you like to meet them?"

"Call them here."

Wang Jianye said to Bai Nan.

He now has three apprentices, and can gain about 140 experience points every day. One of the apprentices can provide him with about 20 to 25 points. If he accepts two more apprentices, the experience points he gains every day will reach 180 points, close to 190 points.

After getting Wang Jianye's consent, Bai Nan brought the two young men he had specially found to Wang Jianye.

Wang Jianye took a look and found that the two boys looked very similar. "Twins, right?"

Bai Nan nodded and introduced them to him, "They are twins who look very similar. I found them in our courtyard. I also tested their talents and they are really good. If Master Wang didn't need them, I would have accepted them as my apprentices."

Then Bai Nan asked them to introduce themselves.

One of them was a little shy and introverted, so he looked at the person next to him. That person said openly, "Hello, Master Wang. My name is Xu Youfu. I am fifteen years old. After hearing Master Bai tell me about your deeds, I admire you very much. I want to become your disciple. Please accept us. We will definitely learn from you and do whatever you ask us to do."

The other one hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Master Wang, my name is Xu Youde, I am also fifteen years old this year, and I want to learn cooking from you."

Xu Youde finished speaking.

Wang Jianye looked at the two men who looked alike but had completely different personalities, "Who is the older brother and who is the younger brother?"

Xu Youfu said: "I am the younger brother, he is my older brother."

Xu Youde next to him nodded.

Xu Youfu said again: "Master Wang, please accept us. We admire you very much and want to become your apprentices..."

Wang Jianye did not agree directly. Instead, he tested their talents first, just like he did with his first three disciples. Finally, when he felt they were of comparable quality, he accepted the De Fu brothers.

"Xu Youde, since you are the elder brother, then you are my fourth disciple. Xu Youfu, you are the younger brother, then you are my fifth disciple."

Wang Jianye wrote two master-disciple contracts, which meant that they officially became Wang Jianye's new disciples.

Then, Wang Jianye called Chen Xiaoyang and the other three and asked them to meet his two new disciples. He also asked Chen Xiaoyang, the eldest senior brother, to take the lead in getting along well with them and not to cause any awkwardness.

Then Wang Jianye found Zhou Qingde and told him that he had accepted two more apprentices to come to Fengze Garden as apprentices. Zhou Qingde naturally agreed and found Manager Zheng Hao to complete the apprenticeship procedures for the Defu brothers.

After Wang Jianye accepted these two apprentices and arranged them to be apprentices in Fengze Garden, the number of apprentices he arranged reached five. Previously, the boss specifically allowed him to arrange ten apprentices, and now half of the number has been reached, with five more still missing.

"In the next one or two months, I will accept five more apprentices."

(End of this chapter)